The New York University women's tennis team, ranked #17 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), defeated Southern Virginia University 8-1 on Saturday, March 7, at the Stadium Tennis Center in the Bronx, NY.
With the Senior and Family Day victory, the Violets are undefeated at 4-0, while the Knights stand at 3-3.
The Violets opened the match by sweeping all three doubles match-ups.
Anna Maria Buraya (Toronto, Canada/Bayview Glenn School) and
Anastasiia Balyk (Odessa, Ukraine/Boca Prep International) won the #1 match 8-0,
Coco Kulle (Vienna, Austria/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)) and
Judy Kam (Beijing, China/University) did the same at #2 and
Rupa Ganesh (San Jose, CA/Lynbrook) and
Kate Shaffer (Ann Arbor, MI/Greenhills School) won the #3 match 8-1.
NYU carried the momentum from doubles play into singles, winning five out of six matches.
"It was nice to get some playing time for others in the lineup today," said Head Coach
Horace Choy. "Being Senior Day, it's a good team win and we look forward to a few tough matches next weekend."
The Violets return to action Friday, March 13, when they face The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ, at 1:00pm.
Match Results
Doubles
#1
Anna Maria Buraya (Toronto, Canada/Bayview Glenn School)/
Anastasiia Balyk (Odessa, Ukraine/Boca Prep International) (NYU) defeated Morgan Blount/Alyssa Sewell (SVU) 8-0
#2
Coco Kulle (Vienna, Austria/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT))/
Judy Kam (Beijing, China/University) (NYU) defeated Audrey McBride/Natalie Tetterton (SVU) 8-0
#3
Rupa Ganesh (San Jose, CA/Lynbrook)/
Kate Shaffer (Ann Arbor, MI/Greenhills School) (NYU) defeated Elizabeth Fuchs/Danielle Behunin (SVU) 8-1
Singles
#1
Anna Maria Buraya (Toronto, Canada/Bayview Glenn School) (NYU) defeated Morgan Blount (SVU) 6-0, 6-0
#2
Coco Kulle (Vienna, Austria/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)) (NYU) defeated Alyssa Sewell (SVU) 6-1, 6-2
#3
Rupa Ganesh (San Jose, CA/Lynbrook) (NYU) defeated Natalie Tetterton (SVU) 6-1, 6-2
#4
Judy Kam (Beijing, China/University) (NYU) defeated Audrey McBride (SVU) 6-1, 6-0
#5 Lauren Lefrandt (SVU) defeated
Anandini Chawla (New Delhi, India/Vasant Valley School) (NYU) 6-2, 7-6
#6
Ana Leonard (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico/Baldwin School) (NYU) defeated LeeAnn Aldrich (SVU) 7-5, 6-1
